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Toronto police charge Hamilton man in 2006 cold-case homicide after breakthrough DNA match
Police say specialized forensic testing has produced no confirmed suspects as investigators revisit a nearly 20-year-old killing.
- On Thursday, Toronto police scheduled an update on the 2006 homicide of Patrick Santos, with investigator Stephen Smith expected to address the nearly two-decade-old cold case.
- Patrick Santos, 21, was found dead on September 17, 2006, at his home on Bridlington Street in Scarborough, bound at the wrists and ankles, beaten, and suffocated.
- Investigators discovered Santos was involved in criminal activity involving debit and credit card skimming after his death; police believe multiple people were waiting in his backyard for him.
- After years of searching without results, authorities pursued specialized forensic phenotype testing for additional clues, though police have not released those test results publicly.
- Juliet Sweet, the mother of Santos, continues searching for answers as the investigation remains active; police ask anyone with information regarding the homicide to contact them.
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